Hosea Ballou II

Hosea Ballou II was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.

He was born in Halifax, Vermont. He promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.

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